Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Top 5: Our 2012 Predictions (How'd We Do?)

In an attempt to be like these crazy bastards, we made some predictions for 2012. I'm going to call it--we just might be psychic. Here are our guesses predictions, along with our interpretations of the outcomes:

5: A major earthquake will cause damage to a heavily populated area.Hit.
On August 11, 2012, magnitude 6.4 and 6.3 earthquakes hit Iran, a very populous nation.

4: McDonald's will suffer a major setback and will issue a public statement.Hit.
McDonald's tried to promote itself using hashtags, which were subsequently used by people to bash the company. The company later stated the promotion "did not go as planned."

3: Betty White will suffer major health problems.Miss.

I could not find anything to twist into a hit on this one. Betty White is so f*cking healthy, it's disgusting. Really, I thought this would be a gimme.

2: Facebook will issue an update which will cause users to petition against the change.Hit.
Straight from Wikipedia: "In November 2012 several tech writers and bloggers reacted negatively to Facebook's new couples page feature, which automatically created new joint profile pages for people with a relationship listed on the site."

1: An unexpected politician will rise to prominence in the GOP, but will fall because of a sex scandal.Hit.

Herman Cain was, for a heartbeat, a front runner in the Republican Presidential primaries. His Presidential bid ended when several women accused him of sexual harassment and at least one woman accused him of a decade-long affair.

We have an excellent track record, an 80% hit rate! And from the comments:Anonymous predicted that "a noted psychic will be incorrect in their prediction, but will find a way to convince their followers that they were actually right." Yep, this is more of a given than a prediction.Jamoy predicted that "a giant monkey will build an army of smaller monkeys and ravage the earth of all bananas." So close, but no, they were apes, not monkeys.